Joyce Howard

About Joyce Howard

Who is it?: Actress, Writer
Birth Day: February 28, 1922
Birth Place:  London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation: Actress, writer, story analyst
Spouse(s): Basil Sydney (m. 19??-19??)

Joyce Howard

Joyce Howard was born on February 28, 1922 in  London, England, United Kingdom, is Actress, Writer. Born in London, England on February 28, 1922, the very lovely and light-haired British actress Joyce Howard left school at age 17 and initially studied at the RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts). One of her first professional starring roles was in the play "Temporary Residence" at the Embassy Theatre in London. Pretty Joyce's first film was as a second female lead opposite Derek Farr in the propaganda war drama Freedom Radio (1941) (aka A Voice in the Night) directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clive Brook and Diana Wynyard. She then went on to appear in a number of WWII-era films, including noteworthy supports in the working class drama Love on the Dole (1941), The Common Touch (1941) (as another love interest), and the Arthur Askey comedy Back-Room Boy (1942), before co-starring opposite James Mason in the mystery thriller The Night Has Eyes (1942) (aka Terror House). Their pairing proved so compatible that they were signed up again to co-star in another effective mystery thriller They Met in the Dark (1943). During WWII, Joyce continued to co-star in a host of London stage plays, including "Romeo and Juliet" at the Old Vic and "A Streetcar Named Desire." Following the war, Joyce made a return to films with lead and second lead roles in They Knew Mr. Knight (1946), Woman to Woman (1947) opposite Douglass Montgomery, Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947) (in the title role with Peter Graves starring as the Prince of Wales), and her final movie Shadow of the Past (1950) earning top billing as the "Lady in Black." Save for a few TV roles in the late 1950s, Joyce pretty much abandoned her acting career following her marriage to actor Basil Sydney and the raising of their three children. Instead she extended her talents off camera to that of author, novelist and playwright. She first worked in the writing field with such plays as the BBC-produced "Broken Silence" and the novels "Two Persons Singular" and "A Private View." Following her divorce from actor Sydney, who later died from pleurisy in 1968 at age 73, Joyce remarried in 1962 and made a transcontinental move with her family to the U.S. She worked as a story analyst in Burbank, then was hired as executive assistant at Paramount. She moved up the ladder with a position as executive story editor for Paramount TV and was also responsible for property acquisition and development. She would continue to write for TV from time to time. Joyce died in Santa Monica, CA of natural causes at age 88 and is survived by her three children by Sydney.
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As per our current Database, Joyce Howard has been died on 23 November 2010(2010-11-23) (aged 88)\nSanta Monica, California, U.S..

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When Joyce Howard die, Joyce Howard was 88 years old.

Popular As Joyce Howard
Occupation Actress
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born February 28, 1922 ( London, England, United Kingdom)
Birthday February 28
Town/City  London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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Joyce Howard’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

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Biography/Timeline

1941

After studying at RADA, she was spotted by film Director Anthony Asquith in a play at London's Embassy Theatre. He cast the 19-year-old in Freedom Radio (1941), and starring roles in films followed, including opposite James Mason in The Night Has Eyes and They Met in the Dark, the former winning her rave reviews.

1950

In 1950, after 13 films, she more or less retired from acting to raise her three children by actor Basil Sydney. Howard also began a second career as a Writer. She wrote three well-received novels, Two Persons Singular (1960), A Private View (1961) and Going On (2000). She also wrote plays, including Broken Silence, which was produced by the BBC. After her divorce from Sydney, Howard married American psychoanalyst Joel Shor, and moved to California in 1964.

1986

She also continued to write for television and wrote original treatments for miniseries The Whiteoaks and Picasso's Painted Ladies. At the request of Henry Miller's widow, Howard collated, edited and wrote an introduction to Letters by Henry Miller to Hoki Tokuda Miller (1986).

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